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Nuair a bhios bàs fear de Chlann MhicIllEathain faisg, chith...

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1969.169.A1

Original Tape ID

SA1969.169

Summary

A ghost on horseback is supposed to appear before the death of a MacLean.

The contributor's grandmother was a MacLean. Her husband saw a white horse near his father-in-law's house at the time of his death. The contributor's mother heard horse's hooves pass the house shortly before her mother's death, even though there were no horses in the area. Eonachan a' Chinn Bhig was beheaded in battle but his white horse returned home. His ghost on horseback is supposed to appear before the death of a MacLean.

Item Subject/Person

Eonachan a' Chinn Bhig

Item Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Jura

Island - Jura

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good